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From: ron@brl-tgr.ARPA (Ron Natalie <ron>)
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Subject: Re: life insurance and disconnecting life-support devices
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Date: Thu, 6-Jun-85 17:04:18 EDT
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> a) No, not if there is a living will.  I am going to draw one up shortly
> for that very reason, also to make sure that my family does not spend
> a whole lot of money to bury me somewhere or haul my body back to Alabama.
> If there is not a living will, it could get VERY sticky.
> 
Unfortunately, a living will does not guarantee anything.  Best to also
make sure that your relatives understand your feelings and agrees to it.
Otherwise they can circumvent things like organ donation preferences that
you have previously indicated.

-Ron